2009 News Archives
July 2009
Michael Jackson will leaves questions about future battles (New York Times, July 1)
June 2009
John Butler Trio changes members (Standard Time, June 30)
Vibe Magazine folds (New York Times, June 30)
Bon Jovi stands by Iran (Billboard, June 29)
Jackson sales surge (MTV, June 29)
Michael Jackson dies at 50 (New York Times, June 25)
Perez Hilton sues Black Eyed Peas manager over fight (Billboard, June 24)
Rob Thomas plots fall tour (Standard Time, June 23)
Chris Brown pleads guilty in Rihanna assault (LA Times, June 22)
AIR slates new CD for October (Standard Time, June 18)
New Kids bag Aussie tour due to recession (Billboard, June 18)
Usher getting divorced (CNN, June 17)
Mariah Carey slates new CD (Standard Time, June 16)
Phish, Beastie Boys play Bonnaroo (Billboard, June 13)
Los Lobos sign with Shout! Factory (Standard Time, June 11)
Britney's Circus tour returns (Billboard, June 10)
Alice in Chains signs with Virgin (Standard Time, June 8)
Pet Shop Boys plan North American tour (Standard Time, June 5)
New Jay-Z coming in September (Billboard, June 5)
Whitney Houston CD dropping Sept. 1 (Standard Time, June 4)
Blues great Koko Taylor dies at 80 (UPI, June 3)
Elektra Records relaunches (Standard Time, June 1)
Ozzy sues Black Sabbath mate over name (The Guardian, June 1)
May 2009
Phil Spector gets 19 years in murder case (Los Angeles Times, May 31)
Depeche Mode cancels more dates (Billboard, May 28)
Grace Potter band changes (Standard Time, May 28)
Jay-Z nears Epic deal (Billboard, May 27)
The Boss closes Giants Stadium (Billboard, May 22)
Jay-Z goes his own way (Rapradar.com, May 21)
Chris Allen wins American Idol (AP, May 20)
Natalie Cole gets new kidney (CNN, May 20)
Ian Hunter returns with July CD on New West (Standard Time, May 19)
Taking Back Sunday plans on new CD, Blink-182 tour (Standard Time, May 19)
Green Day's “21st Century Breakdown” drops today (Standard Time, May 15)
Bassist, NBA star Wayman Tisdale dies of cancer (Jazz Times, May 15)
Paste magazine seeks donations to stay afloat (AP, May 14)
Queen, Paul Rodgers split (Rolling Stone, May 13)
Jay-Z, Ciara plan summer tour (Billboard, May 12)
White Stripes Meg White to wed Patti Smith's son (Billboard/AP, May 5)
Coldplay gives away live CD (Standard Time, May 1)
April 2009
Tori Amos offers free download (Standard Time, April 30)
Nutini unveils tour plans (Standard Time, April 28)
Sean Paul releases new song (Standard Time, April 24)
Coachella draws 166K, second best ever (Rolling Stone, April 22)
Lollapalooza sets lineup (Pollstar, April 21)
The Cure go live (Standard Time, April 21)
Green Day announcees tour (Standard Time, April 20)
Sales increase on Record Store Day (Billboard, April 20)
Coachella: day two (Billboard, April 19)
Beyonce launches tour in June (Standard Time, April 17)
Fall Out Boy moves show over security issues (Standard Time, April 17)
Phil Spector found guilty of second degree murder (New York Times, April 13)
Dead Weather slate first public gig (Standard Time, April 6)
Phish plays Fenway (Standard Time, April 6)
Simon and Garfunkel tour agagin (Billboard, April 6)
Stamey, Holsapple releasing new CD (Standard Time, April 6)
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame goes home (New York Times, April 5)
Lucky Dube murderers get life (Billboard, April 2)
March 2009
Gallows signs with Warner (Standard Time, March 31)
Priest sets tour with Whitesnake (Standard Time, March 27)
Iggy Pop plots new CD (Standard Time, March 26)
Green Day CD out May 15 (Standard Time, March 25)
Jimmy Chamberlain leaves Smashing Pumpkins (Pollstar, March 23)
Kanye plays SXSW (Billboard, March 22)
Counting Crows announces split from Geffen (Standard Time, March 18)
Taking Back Sunday becomes "New Again" (Standard Time, March 17)
Coldplay adds dates (Standard Time, March 16)
Dylan, Dead, Stanley, Nelson top Rothbury fest (Standard Time, March 16)
Concord's Hal Gaba dies (Los Angeles Times, March 13)
Green Day gets vinyl treatment (Standard Time, March 13)
Jack White debuts new band (Standard Time, March 12)
Coolio charged with coke possession (Pollstar, March 10)
Devo records new music (Standard Time, March 10)
Stevie Nicks readies DVD, CD (Standard Time, March 10)
NIN, Jane's Addiction set tour (Standard Time, March 9)
U2 announces stadium gigs (Billboard, March 9)
Winehouse pulls out of Coachella, cites legal issues (BBC, March 9)
Phish returns to action (Billboard, March 7)
Amy Winehouse charged yet again, assault this time (AP, March 6)
Au Revoir Simone readies new disc (Standard Time, March 6)
Pet Shop Boys plan 10th disc (Standard Time, March 6)
U2 plays Fordham (New York Times, March 6)
U2 tour coming (Billboard, March 6)
Chris Brown charged in Rihanna case (New York Times, March 5)
Michael Jackson returns to London stage (Daily Mail, March 5)
Grizzly Bear announces new CD, tour (Standard Time, March 4)
Lil Wayne drugs charges dismissed in Georgia (Billboard, March 4)
Piedmont bluesman John Cephas dies at 78 (Standard Time, March 4)
Buckwheat Zydeco readies new CD (Standard Time, March 3)
DragonForce returns (Standard Time, March 3)
U2 pushes new CD, tour planned (Billboard, March 2)
February 2009
Barenaked Ladies forge ahead without singer (Billboard, February 26)
Dinosaur Jr. signs with Jagjaguwar, tours (Standard Time, February 26)
Slumdog Millionaire composer wins Oscars (AP, February 23)
Clay Aiken parts with RCA (Billboard, February 20)
Razorlight plays U.S., releases new CD (Standard Time, February 20)
Legal battle breaks out over Tupac biopic (Billboard, February 19)
Touch and Go Records to stop releasing new music (Billboard, February 18)
Idan Raichel Project slates tour (Standard Time, February 17)
Sirius XM gets loan from Liberty (New York Times, February 17)
Clapton, Winwood plan summer tour (Billboard, February 13)
Fat Possum license Hi records (Standard Time, February 13)
Leonard Cohen plans first CD in five years (Billboard, February 13)
Metallica goes digital (Standard Time, February 13)
Limp Bizkit: They're back (Standard Time, February 12)
MUTEMATH offers EP (Standard Time, February 12)
U2 plans a week with Dave (Standard Time, February 12)
Government investigates proposed Live Nation, Ticketmaster merger (Bloomberg, February 11)
Lily Allen releases disc, plans tour (Standard Time, February 9)
Chris Brown arrested in alleged assault of Rihanna (EOnline, February 8)
Plant/Krauss score big at Grammys (Billboard, February 8)
Kings of Leon mount spring tour (Standard Time, February 6)
Ticketmaster apologizes to Springsteen, fans over ticket snafu (Billboard, February 5)
Chris Cornell readies new music (Standard Time, February 4)
Lady Sovereign drops new single (Standard Time, February 3)
Springsteen, Phish, Beasties, NIN play Bonnaroo (Standard Time, February 3)
The Decemberists debut CD at SXSW (Standard Time, February 3)
Travis launches tour (Standard Time, February 3)
Slow sales axe Langerado (Standard Time, February 3)
January 2009
Jon McLaughlin starts tour (Standard Time, January 30)
McCartney, Winehouse, The Killers, Franz Ferdinand play Coachella (Standard Time, January 30)
British singer John Martyn dies at 60 (Billboard, January 29)
Lynyrd Skynyrd's Billy Powell dies at 56 (Los Angeles Times, January 28)
Fall Out Boy slates spring tour (Standard Time, January 27)
Springsteen starts tour in April (Billboard, January 27)
Jimmy Buffett plans summer dates (Billboard, January 26)
Songwriter Clint Ballard Jr. dies (New York Times, January 19)
U2 releases CD song list (Billboard, January 16)
Depeche Mode readies new D (Standard Time, January 15)
Metallica, Run-DMC, Beck, Little Anthony, Bobby Womack to join Rock Hall (Rolling Stone, January 15)
Shakira records with Pharrell, Wyclef (Billboard, January 15)
Maria Taylor readies third CD (Standard Time, January 13)
Amy Winehouse's husband seeks divorce (CNN, January 12)
Fergie gets hitched (MTV, January 12)
Phish tours for first time in five years (Standard Time, January 8)
Buckwheat Zydeco signs with Alligator (Standard Time, January 7)
Femi Kuti cancels entire tour (Standard Time, January 7)
Is Phish regrouping? (Billboard, January 7)
Apple changes iTunes (New York Times, January 6)
Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton found dead (MTV.com, January 6)
Ohio Players founder Robert Ward dies (Billboard, January 5)
Citing illness, Femi Kuti delays tour (Standard Time, January 5)
The Dead return in '09 (Billboard, January 1)
